AL MICHAELS RUMORS & GOSSIP

As the 1987 St. Louis Cardinals regular season concluded in a most promising manner, with a division title, I made the trek to St. Louis for the first two games of the National League Championship Series, a set in which the Cards prevailed over the then-and-now pesky San Francisco Giants in seven games.
Next up were the Minnesota Twins in the World Series.
To say I was delighted...

One of my favorite Super Bowl traditions are the wacky Super Bowl prop bets. This year is no different. The folks at Bovada have done an awesome job putting forward such bets as Russell Wilson’s passing yards versus the national gas price average, how many times “deflated balls” will be said (I’d take the over 3), and even how many viewers the game will have (again,...

Al Michaels hits the big 7-0 today.
Michaels now is a member of the 70s-club in sports TV. As I wrote earlier this year in USA Today, he has something in common with the rest of the esteemed fraternity that includes Brent Musburger, Dick Vitale, Verne Lundquist, Marv Albert and many others:
No desire to retire anytime soon.
Richard Deitsch of SI.com did a long two-part interview...

Al Michaels is one of the most successful, respected broadcasters who has ever stepped behind the microphone. Multiple Super Bowls. The Miracle on Ice. Sunday Night Football. The Olympics. BASEketball. He’s done it all.
But if there’s one thing that Michaels is cherished for at the moment, especially in the social media age, it’s the cheekiness of his veiled gambling...

It’s not too often that fans are made aware of broadcasters and their fan allegiances. One of those rare exceptions is Al Michaels and the Los Angeles Kings. Although his most famous call (and the most famous call in sports history) comes from the hockey world, Michaels does not call NHL games for NBC as that’s Doc Emrick’s turf. So, he’s free to to cheer on his beloved...

Posted to Chicago BullsEveryone knows Al Michaels from Monday Night Football, he is very well respected and a pioneer of football broadcasting. But he also happens to be a complete moron.
In this video, Michaels tells a very interesting story about Michael Jordan’s vision and how much it impressed Joe Morgan and him. It’s a great story worth a listen.
However, there’s one huge...

AP Image The Washington Redskins’ name change debate seems to be turning into a never ending cycle. Various people have called for the name to be changed calling it ‘offensive’ and ‘insulting’ towards Native Americans. Recently, a commercial was aired during Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night that attacked the Redskins. Former Denver Broncos and Washongton Redskins...

The transitions between anchors are sometimes the best moments of the Olympic coverage. On NBCSN as early morning host Rebecca Lowe passed the baton to Al Michaels, the voice of Sunday Night Football dropped one of his patented gambling references that are the stuff of internet legend. Michaels bet Lowe "even up, 15 pence" on an American curling victory against Great Britain...

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